POLYSTYRENE
Dictionary entry overview: What does polystyrene mean? • POLYSTYRENE (noun)
The noun POLYSTYRENE has 1 sense:
1. a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Familiarity information: POLYSTYRENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POLYSTYRENE (noun)
Meaning:
A polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context example:
expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation
Hypernyms ("polystyrene" is a kind of...):
cinnamene; phenylethylene; styrene; vinylbenzene (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polystyrene"):
Styrofoam (a light resilient foam of polystyrene)
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